Wednesday, July 12 at 6:00 p.m. | Hieronymus Bosch’s most emblematic painting is described by Jean-Noël Picq in HIERONYMUS BOSCH'S GARDEN OF DELIGHTS (1979, France, 30 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: Digital). In ALIX’S PICTURES, (1980, France, 19 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: 4K Digital) an “essay in the shape of a hoax,” Eustache’s experimental short shows the photographer Alix Clio-Roubaud showing and describing a series of her photographs to Eustache’s son Boris. In a riff on Hollis Frampton’s film (nostalgia) that calls back to Eustache’s career-long experiments with representation and reality, Clio-Roubaud’s narration becomes increasingly out of sync with the imagery on screen. And in EMPLOYMENT OFFER (1980, France, 19 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: Digital) a man looking for a job is unaware of an employer’s recruitment methods. The film was commissioned by France’s National Audiovisual Institute on the theme of the labor market, which Eustache takes pleasure in diverting. (Janus Films)
The Dirty Stories of Jean Eustache: The Film Center is proud to present a 12-film retrospective of Jean Eustache (1938-1981), a key figure in the evolution of the French New Wave movement. Eustache's authentic, passionate, and personal films both capture and broaden the spirit of “La Nouvelle Vague.” View full series.